VAR To Be Used In The Champions League From 2019/20 Season

The UEFA Executive Committee met this morning in Nyon, Switzerland where they approved the used of VAR for a number of UEFA competitions.

From the 2019/20 season, the technology will be used in UEFA Champions League, from the play-off stage.

Commenting on the introduction of VAR, UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin said:

“We are confident that introducing Video Assistant Referees in August 2019 will give us enough time to put in place a robust system and to train match officials to ensure an efficient and successful implementation of VAR in the UEFA Champions League, the world’s flagship club competition.”

#UEFAExCo exclusive: The video assistant referee (VAR system) will be used in the UEFA @ChampionsLeague from next season (2019/20)

Video technology will also be used at the 2019 UEFA Super Cup, the final tournament of UEFA EURO 2020, in the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League (group-stage onwards), and in the 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals.